Piano teacher Miss Jenifer of Somerset Academy of Music shares with you her favorite tips and tricks for reading notes on the Grand Staff. The Grand Staff is…
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made it simple. Thanks this will help.
The confusing part, that I am kinda of giving getting the hang of, but
still find confusing is: playing the music and sight reading when the song
is placed in different keys. The problem is keeping track of what notes
remain to be flats or sharps. Should I be, instead of reading the notes as
letters, read them as numbers within a scale? Thanks.
As for reading in different keys with sharps & flats I think that as with
most things it will get easier with time & practice. I can’t think of any
specific tricks to help with this one. IMO I think reading them as letters
is probably preferable. One tip that I could offer – if there are a lot of
sharps or flats (5 or more) in the key I always keep track of what is NOT
sharp or flat. For example: If I’m play a song in the key of F# Major I
think to myself every note is sharp EXCEPT “B”. Thanks!
I was wondering if there are any tricks to reading the grand staff because
i normally play flute which has only the treble cleff and am finding it
hard to read the sheet music while looking at both staffs has i play any
help will be highly appreciated thanks
Learning to read the grand staff just takes time and practice, but I would
suggest trying to always read from the bottom (lowest) note upward. In time
this will help you to read faster. #1 simply because it gives you a
starting point w/o having to decide “where to begin” and #2 we usually
think about and read intervals/chords this way ( bottom to top). I have
found that simply finding that lowest note helps the other notes sort of
fall into place. Another trick is just trying to read ahead.
Thank you so much for your video. At the age of 30 I have finally decided
to start learning how to play the piano. While I do play the guitar and a
little accordion, I don’t know how to read music. This video is of vital
importance for anyone who looks at sheet music and sees ink blots on a
whole bunch of lines. Thank you for your help
You’re welcome. Glad to help. Good luck with learning to read the staff.
Don’t give up you can do it!
Really helps thank you!
You’re welcome. Glad to help.
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Brilliant! Really helpful – I’ve been playing for over thirty years and am
just beginning to learn how to read music (beyond Every Good Boy etc) –
just never got around to it. Thank you!
Wonderful! just started to learn piano and gave me a head start. Thank you.
you literally solved my piano problem! I LOVE THESE VIDEOS!!!
so catchy, cool
Thank you
thanks sweety its nice
you are a real good teacher! kudos.